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ViewPointViewPoint Editors: David R. Black, PhD, FAAHB; Molly T. Laflin, PhD ViewPoint features candid conversations with prominent health behavior scholars. The column focuses on the human or interpersonal side of research and addresses such topics as how renowned researchers were initiated into the world of research, why they continue to do it, personal challenges encountered over the years, ingredients necessary to be a success as an investigator, key characteristics and qualities of inspirational mentors, sources of consternation, challenges that lie ahead, hot topics worthy of pursuit, and books and materials that are must reading. The intention is to share the viewpoints and thinking processes of our leading health behavior scholars. We hope that the column will be an inspiration to young and seasoned scholars alike. Dr Cheryl L. Perry is a professor in the Division of Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, where she has held a faculty appointment since earning a PhD in 1980 from Stanford University. She is the PI or CoPI on more than a dozen federally funded projects that focus on adolescent health behavior. Her work has made a major contribution to what we know of health behavioral antecedents in youth. Her projects have taken her to Australia, Chile, Norway, and Swaziland, and recently, she was an expert witness in State of Minnesota v. Philip Morris et al. Dr Perry has authored more than 200 publications in prestigious journals, not only in health education, but also in psychology, medicine, and public health. Her formal honors include the John P. McGovern Award in Health Promotion, the AAHE Distinguished Scholar Award, the John B. Hawley Health Promotion Award, the ASHA Research Council Award, and the Leonard M. Schuman Excellence in Teaching Award. She will receive the AAHB Research Laureate Award in 2004. A profile and picture of Dr. Perry are available at http://www.ajhb.org/1999/23-1-8.htm. Conversation took place on September 27, 2002.
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